We Believe
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The Bible in its Entirety as the Infallible, Inerrant and Authoritative Word of God:
We believe that the Bible is God's authoritative word and standard for our daily lives. That men wrote down what we now know as the Bible as the Holy Spirit dictated it to them.
2 Timothy 3:15-17; 15; 2 Peter 1:19-21
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Personality and Trinity of the Godhead:
We believe that there is one God personalizing Himself in three persons being God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are perfect and sinless. Each person of the trinity is equally God and totally united in purpose although they have different functions.
Matthew 28:19; John 15:26
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Virgin birth and Deity of Jesus Christ:
We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and through the virgin birth He became fully man as well. Jesus lived a life without sin and died on the cross, rising from the grave on the third day as the complete payment for our past, present, and future sins, and is now our High Priest in Heaven and is interceding for us.
Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-21; 1 John 1:7;
Romans 8:11
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Rapture of Christ's Church:
We believe that some day soon Jesus Christ will take those who have accepted Him as their personal Savior and Lord out of this World. We will then live with Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father forever.
John 14:1-4; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18;
1 Corinthians 15:51; 2 Corinthians 5:1-5
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Born Again of the Holy Spirit:
We believe that this is accomplished only by the Holy Spirit of God by personal invitation and is the only entrance into the kingdom of Heaven. This is available to everyone who asks and is sincere from the heart.
John 3:3-6; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5;
Romans 10:9,10
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Assurance of Salvation:
We believe that when a person verbally invites Jesus Christ to be his or her Lord and Savior, and is serious about it, then there will be a visible change in the person and the individual is sealed by the Holy Spirit and has God's promise of eternal life in Heaven with Him, then nothing and no one can cause the individual to loose this salvation.
Romans 8:31-39; Ephesians 1:13,14; John 10:25-30
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Eternal Punishment:
We believe that there is an eternal punishment for all who reject Jesus Christ and His vicarious sacrifice for our sins. There are two eternities; the righteous spends eternity in Heaven, they are the Believers who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The Unrighteous spend eternity in the Lake of Fire, they are those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Revelation 20:15;
2 Thessalonians 1:8,9; John 5:29
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Activity of the Holy Spirit:
We believe that the Holy Spirit is our only source of power for living a holy life and service for God. The Holy Spirit grants us the use of all God's gifts, which are active and available today to those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
2 Peter 1:3; Galatians 5:16-26:
1 Corinthians 12:1-11: Romans 8:12-17;
Romans 12:6-8
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Biblical Creation:
We believe that God's desire is for us to understand creation as it is in the Bible without any gaps, additions or subtractions. To change the Biblical account of creation weakens the rest of the Bible including the heart of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Genesis is the foundation for the rest of Scripture.
Genesis 1:1-2:25; Exodus 20:11; Exodus 31:17;
2 Peter 3:5; Colossians 1:15-17
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Sanctity of Life:
We believe that life is a gift from God. He decides when it will begin and He decides when it will end. Therefore, we believe in the protection of the unborn and the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death.
